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Detailed Translations for strike up from English to French

strike up:

to strike up verb (strikes up, struck up, striking up)

  1. to strike up (begin; commence; start; )
    commencer; commencer à; démarrer; lancer; mettre en marche; prendre; faire; débuter; entamer; envoyer; partir; entrer en vigueur; donner le signal du départ pour; engager; entreprendre; ouvrir; se mettre en mouvement; amorcer; toucher; activer; s'activer
    • commencer verb (commence, commences, commençons, commencez, )
    • démarrer verb (démarre, démarres, démarrons, démarrez, )
    • lancer verb (lance, lances, lançons, lancez, )
    • prendre verb (prends, prend, prenons, prenez, )
    • faire verb (fais, fait, faisons, faites, )
    • débuter verb (débute, débutes, débutons, débutez, )
    • entamer verb (entame, entames, entamons, entamez, )
    • envoyer verb (envoie, envoies, envoyons, envoyez, )
    • partir verb (pars, part, partons, partez, )
    • engager verb (engage, engages, engageons, engagez, )
    • entreprendre verb (entreprends, entreprend, entreprenons, entreprenez, )
    • ouvrir verb (ouvre, ouvres, ouvrons, ouvrez, )
    • amorcer verb (amorce, amorces, amorçons, amorcez, )
    • toucher verb (touche, touches, touchons, touchez, )
    • activer verb (active, actives, activons, activez, )
    • s'activer verb
  2. to strike up (play up in a cardgame; play up)
    prendre part à; jouer en premier; jouer; participer
    • jouer verb (joue, joues, jouons, jouez, )
    • participer verb (participe, participes, participons, participez, )

Conjugations for strike up:

present
  1. strike up
  2. strike up
  3. strikes up
  4. strike up
  5. strike up
  6. strike up
simple past
  1. struck up
  2. struck up
  3. struck up
  4. struck up
  5. struck up
  6. struck up
present perfect
  1. have struck up
  2. have struck up
  3. has struck up
  4. have struck up
  5. have struck up
  6. have struck up
past continuous
  1. was striking up
  2. were striking up
  3. was striking up
  4. were striking up
  5. were striking up
  6. were striking up
future
  1. shall strike up
  2. will strike up
  3. will strike up
  4. shall strike up
  5. will strike up
  6. will strike up
continuous present
  1. am striking up
  2. are striking up
  3. is striking up
  4. are striking up
  5. are striking up
  6. are striking up
subjunctive
  1. be struck up
  2. be struck up
  3. be struck up
  4. be struck up
  5. be struck up
  6. be struck up
diverse
  1. strike up!
  2. let's strike up!
  3. struck up
  4. striking up
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Translation Matrix for strike up:

NounRelated TranslationsOther Translations
lancer raising; throwing up
toucher impact; sense of touch; sensory perception; tactile sense; touch
VerbRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accelerate; activate; aggravate; arouse; awake; blow; blow the fire; boost; encourage; encourage someone; excite; fan; fan a flame; hasten; incite; initiate; inspire; instigate; introduce; introduce somebody to; motivate; motivate someone; poke; poke up; provoke; push on; put someone on to something; quicken; set; speed up; start off; stimulate; stir; stir up; stoke up; support; urge
amorcer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to; seed
commencer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake arrange; be off; begin; break into; commence; enter into; get under way; herald; open; ring in; set in; start; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
commencer à begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
donner le signal du départ pour begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake introduce; introduce somebody to
débuter begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; enter into; get under way; make one's début; open; start; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
démarrer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accelerate; be off; begin; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; cast off; commence; cut into; enter into; get under way; go for a drive; herald; open; put forward; put on the table; ring in; set in; spurt; start; take off; take on; take upon oneself; undertake
engager begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accept; administer; adopt; appeal to; apply; appoint; avail oneself of; begin; call; call in; call over; collect; draw new members; employ; enforce; engage; enlist; enter; enter into; hire; implement; initiate; invite; invoke; kick off; make use of; mobilise; mobilize; nominate; operationalize; pawn; practice; practise; receive; recruit; sign on; start; take; take upon oneself; tie on to; undertake; use; utilise; utilize
entamer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accept; be off; begin; break into; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; collect; commence; cut; cut into; enter into; get under way; initiate; introduce; open; postulate; prompt; put forward; put on the table; raise; reap; receive; start; sting; suggest; take off; take on; take upon oneself; throw up; toss in the air; toss up; undertake
entreprendre begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; being hard on someone; break into; commence; deal strictly with; get under way; open; start; take in one's hand; take off; take upon oneself; undertake
entrer en vigueur begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; come in; commence; enter; get in; get under way; go in; go inside; go into; open; start; start to work; take off
envoyer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake contribute; deposit; direct; email; enter; introduce; introduce somebody to; mail; refer to; remit; send; send in; send round; send towards; ship; submit; supply; transfer
faire begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake accomplish; act; bring about; bring forth; bring to an end; cause; commit; complete; conceptualise; conceptualize; construct; create; design; do; end; exercise; finish; generate; get done; get ready; instigate; invent; make; manufacture; perpetrate; practice; practise; prepare; produce
jouer play up; play up in a cardgame; strike up act; act a part; bet; bet with shares; conjecture; dramatise; dramatize; gamble; impersonate; perform; play; play the role of; play-act; plonk; pluck strings; pretend; speculate; take a chance; take a risk
jouer en premier play up; play up in a cardgame; strike up
lancer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake arrange; be off; begin; break; break into; bring in; bring up; broach; broach a subject; build; build up; cast; come forward with; commence; compose; construct; cough up; cut into; drop; fling; fly; get under way; heave; herald; hurl; initiate; intimate; introduce; introduce somebody to; launch; open; pitch; postulate; prompt; propose; publish; put forward; put on the table; raise; release; ring in; rocket; shatter; start; suggest; take off; throw; throw down; throw in; throw in the air; throw off; throw on the ground; throw up; throw upward; toss in the air; toss up; turn out
mettre en marche begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; boot; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; commence; connect; crank up; cut into; drive; get under way; herald; light; open; operate; proceed; prompt; put forward; put on; put on the table; ring in; start; start up; switch on; take off; take upon oneself; turn on; turn over; undertake; urge; work
ouvrir begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake bare; be off; begin; break into; bring up; broach; broach a subject; clear a way through; come open; commence; cut into; develop; draw open; fray; get under way; introduce; loosen; make public; open; open up; pierce; press open; prick; publish; push open; put forward; put on the table; ravel out; release; set free; start; take off; turn on; unbolt; unbutton; uncover; undo; unfold; unlace; unlock; unravel; unscrew; untie; work loose
participer play up; play up in a cardgame; strike up act a part; be a cast member; co-operate; impersonate; join; join in; join in the game; participate; participate in; play along with; play the role of; play-act; take part; take part in
partir begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake abandon; abdicate; be going to; be killed; be killed in action; be off; begin; break into; break up; commence; depart; depart from; depart this earth; depart this life; die; fall; fetch back; get under way; go; go away; grease; leave; leave for; move; open; pass; pass away; perish; pull back; resign; resign from; retire; retrieve; rub in; run; sail; sail away; sail off; secede from; set out; set sail; smear; start; succumb; take off; travel; walk; walk away; withdraw
prendre begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake absorb; accept; accept a gift; annex; apprehend; arrest; bear a grudge; bear malice; blame; blame someone of; cadge; captivate; capture; catch; caught; chain; choose; clamp; clasp; clutch; collar; collect; come round for; conquer; deprive; detain; discredit; dive in; drag; employ; enchain; enchant; enthral; enthrall; expropriate; fall to; fascinate; fetch; filch; gather; get hold of; get hold of something; get one's hands on; get something; glean; go thieving; grab; grasp; grip; handle; harbour a grudge; hold; imprison; intrigue; lap up; lay one's hands on; make inaccessible; make off with; make use of; nick; obtain; occupy; overcome by; pick; pick out; pick up; pilfer; pinch; practice; practise; prefer; purloin; rancor; rancour; reach; rebuke; receive; receive for one's portion; recruit; reprimand; reproach; rob; root; rout; rummage about; scratch; secure; seize; seize upon; select; serve oneself; shackle; single out; sip up; slave away; slog away; snatch; snatch away; snitch; snout; sort out; start; steal; stick; swipe; take; take along; take away; take hold of; take in; take possession of; take up; take upon oneself; toil and moil; trap; undertake; use; utilise; utilize; yearn
prendre part à play up; play up in a cardgame; strike up co-operate; join; join in; participate; participate in; take part; take part in
s'activer begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; start; take off
se mettre en mouvement begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake be off; begin; break into; commence; get under way; open; set in; start; take off
toucher begin; commence; set in motion; set up; start; start to; strike up; take off; take on; undertake acquire; affect; be adjacent to; bear; border; border on; cash; cause emotions; collect money; come by; concern; earn; earn wages; feel; gain; get over; glance; grope; hit; impress; influence; just touch; meet; move; obtain; procure; recover; regard; relate to; revive; start; stir; strike; tag; take upon oneself; tap; tick; touch; touch upon; undertake; verge on
- sound off
Not SpecifiedRelated TranslationsOther Translations
activer enable; turn on

Synonyms for "strike up":


Related Definitions for "strike up":

  1. begin1
    • strike up a conversation1
    • strike up a friendship1
  2. start playing1

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